Postcode · Bath
Crime in BA1 2XP
How much crime is recorded in BA1 2XP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsmead
- Council
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Region
- South West
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,107 (2024)
BA1 2XPBath
How safe is BA1 2XP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the BA1 2XP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
BA1 2XPNational
Burglary14.79.1
Violence and sexual offences13.123.6
Shoplifting6.98.4
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Public order3.54.6
Other crime1.41.5
Other theft1.44.5
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 18% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.